§ 58. Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will amend the Caravan Sites Act 1969 to make mandatory on local authorities those sections which are currently permissive.
§ Mr. John SilkinI assume that my hon. Friend has in mind Part II of the Caravan Sites Act 1968. The main provision of this Part is already mandatory on local authorities: it imposes a duty on county and London borough councils to provide sites for gipsies residing in or resorting to their area. It would not be appropriate to make mandatory the subsidiary provisions.